Bill Text: TX SB27 | 2025 | 89th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the exercise of the power of eminent domain by a political subdivision to take private property outside the political subdivision's boundaries.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2025-08-18 - Filed [SB27 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-SB27-Introduced.html
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| By: Hall | S.B. No. 27 | |
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| relating to the exercise of the power of eminent domain by a | ||
| political subdivision to take private property outside the | ||
| political subdivision's boundaries. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter A, Chapter 2206, | ||
| Government Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
| SUBCHAPTER A. LIMITATIONS ON PURPOSE, [ |
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| PROPERTY ACQUIRED THROUGH EMINENT DOMAIN | ||
| SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 2206, Government Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 2206.003 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 2206.003. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN OUTSIDE | ||
| POLITICAL SUBDIVISION BOUNDARIES. Notwithstanding any other law, a | ||
| political subdivision of this state may not take through the use of | ||
| eminent domain private property located outside the political | ||
| subdivision's boundaries. | ||
| SECTION 3. Section 2206.003, Government Code, as added by | ||
| this Act, applies only to the taking of private property by eminent | ||
| domain for which a condemnation petition is filed on or after the | ||
| effective date of this Act. A taking for which a condemnation | ||
| petition is filed before the effective date of this Act is governed | ||
| by the law in effect immediately before that date, and that law is | ||
| continued in effect for that purpose. | ||
| SECTION 4. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the | ||
| last day of the legislative session. | ||
